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JOHANNESBURG—The recent killing of Zimbabwe’s beloved Cecil the lion, at the hands of an American hunter, has ignited a firestorm of controversy in neighboring South Africa, a top destination for hunters looking to bag exotic trophies like lions, leopards and the like. South Africa’s hunting industry is a hugely profitable one, bringing in hundreds of […]Load more...
The White House said the US president , Barack Obama , will oppose any measure the US Congress to withdraw funds to Planned Parenthood, a clinic that performs abortions in this country. Republican lawmakers threatened to withhold federal funding to this non-profit organization, after a group that oppose abortions published a video suggesting that the […]Load more...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy advanced a solid 2.3 percent in the April-to-June period after a harsh winter. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that a surge in consumer spending and new export gains pushed the world’s largest economy ahead in the second quarter. The government also said GDP in the January-March period grew 0.6 percent instead of […]Load more...
China’s Defense Ministry Thursday accused the United States of «militarizing» the South China Sea by staging patrols and joint military drills there, leading to raised tensions in the disputed region. China Defense spokesman Yang Yujun said Beijing has been angered by U.S. Navy and Air Force forays through waters it claims as its own, strengthened […]Load more...
Providence, RI – A Providence resident has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to murder the mother of a Providence Police Officer and burn her home, following a successful undercover investigation by the Providence Police Department Intelligence Unit. Michelle Larracuente, 50, of Garfield Street in Providence is charged with soliciting another to […]Load more...
Masachusetts – In New Bedford, KG Urban Enterprises company that planned to build a casino in the coastal zone is withdrawing from the competition for the state license for a casino. A company representative said he could not get the financing for the project of $ 650 million. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said that […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today marked the passage of legislation to protect our water supplies and put people back to work with a ceremonial bill signing at the Save the Bay Center. (H 5668 and S 369) Many Rhode Island homes have outdated underground wastewater systems. These systems, often cesspools, are inefficient and ineffective and contribute to public health […]Load more...
On July 22, 2015 at 1:15 PM, members of the Rhode Island State Police Scituate Barracks, Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire Department responded to a rollover tractor trailer motor vehicle crash on Route 295 North in the Town of Lincoln. The crash investigation revealed that a 2014 Dodge Stratus traveling on the ramp from […]Load more...
More details are emerging about the role Turkey has allegedly been playing in assisting Iran to dodge international sanctions involving the trading of gold by an Iranian businessman that Turkey’s president once dubbed a philanthropist. Ministers and associates of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s family are alleged to have been paid off with substantial bribes […]Load more...
As Ukraine is struggling to reform and survive during war, it is relying on a cohort of accomplished foreigners for leadership. For example, foreign-born ministers are negotiating a way out of Ukraine’s debt burden, and former statesmen from Georgia are at the forefront of Ukraine’s fight against corruption. Ukraine has an ancient tradition of being […]Load more...
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